title: Development of a community care research agenda for Australia.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to develop a Community Care Research Agenda to give direction to research across community-based services for older people, for the next 3-5 years.
  
  
  METHODS
  This study used a four-round Delphi method to verify, rate and rank research questions and issues identified by sector stakeholders. Thirty panellists were selected to represent all key stakeholder groups within community care.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The research agenda comprises the 30 questions/topics, in ranked order, considered by the panellists to be of the highest priority. The largest subgroups of issues pertain to approaches to care (30%), program outcomes and effectiveness (13%), funding (10%), and workforce (10%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Having a National Community Care Research Agenda will provide focus and direction for researchers, service providers and funders in developing and conducting high priority, high value research that can inform improvements in policy and practice in community care for older people.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Research on Ageing, Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia, Australia. g.lewin@curtin.edu.au
authors.forename: Gill
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lewin
authors.forename: Elissa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Burton
authors.forename: Pat
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sparrow
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Carroll
authors.forename: Hal
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kendig
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D003153:Community Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D032921:Consensus; D003697:Delphi Technique; D006292:Health Priorities / Q000458:organization & administration; D006302:Health Services Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D016730:Program Development; D013997:Time Factors